Today marks the end of our much needed thanksgiving break. While most people decided to get out of campus during the span of this little break, my friend and I chose to stay back and catch up on the innumerable hours of sleep that we missed because of being overloaded with homework, projects and exams. My break started a lot earlier than most because all my classes on Tuesday were cancelled for one reason or another. Now, I was told by my roommate that the campus gets pretty quiet during Thanksgiving Break, but the definition of “quiet” only became clear when I woke up the following day (Wednesday). I have always had this habit of looking out the window as soon as I wake up. Normally I am greeted by a bustling campus with at least 15-20 students walking on a given street. However, on Wednesday, I was greeted with an empty First Street. I could not spot a single soul in the gaze of my eyes. Soon enough I started to wonder whether it was stupid of me to decide to stay back on campus. Since there was nothing I could do about that anyways, I decided to make the most out of my time on campus. I went on long walks along with a couple of friends that decided to stay back as well. These walks made me feel extremely special because since the campus was so empty, I felt like the Purdue campus was a little world by itself, created just for me and my friends. We could sing as loudly as we wanted or act as crazy as we wanted. On Thanksgiving Day, Earhart hall had organized a Thanksgiving dinner for all of the students that decided to stay back. Going to this dinner helped me gain a better understanding of what importance Thanksgiving holds in American culture. Later, my friends and I decided to indulge in some retail therapy, courtesy the Black Friday sales. Needless to say, it did get pretty ugly in most stores. Shoe boxes thrown all over the store floor was a common sight. Now that the break has finally come to an end, I feel like my decision to stay back actually did end up working in my favor. Not only did I get a chance to catch up on my missed hours of sleep, I also got to shop, eat some great food, and catch up on all the recent movie releases!
I ended up going home over the Thanksgiving break, but I did have some friends that stayed behind. My friends also said that it was pretty quiet and empty especially since the dining courts were closed throughout the break. I couldn’t believe it but two of my friends from my dorm floor actually walked to Best Buy in Lafayette to go shopping at midnight on Black Friday. They left around 10:00 pm and didn’t get there until around midnight. I also went shopping on Black Friday and got myself a bunch of clothes for the winter, while also getting some really good deals on movies and music at Best Buy. I didn’t really catch up on too much sleep but the people who stayed back over the break all said that they slept during the night and played games and watched movies during the night. Although we have school again, on the bright side, we only have three weeks left until winter break. (ENGL 106)
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